Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDP9X5GD328754 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 8, 2026
MO
Last seenAug 11, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXDP9X5GD328754
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
328754

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
PETERBILT

Prefix basis · 2,292 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 2,292 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
389

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 8, 2026 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026KSII · Walk-around2TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC 177323FW6422/IA
Apr 8, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0CURT SCHAFER TRUCKING LLC 314133623J2WZ/MO
Apr 8, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC 177323FW6422/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC177323Apr 8, 2026Aug 11, 20262KS
CURT SCHAFER TRUCKING LLC3141336Apr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261MO
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
FW6422IA1TERRACON CONSULTANTS INCApr 8, 2026Aug 11, 20262
23J2WZMOCURT SCHAFER TRUCKING LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026